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  • Biostatistics
  • Pedagogical Strategies

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  • Traditional lecture-based biostatistics teaching limits medical students' practical application of statistical concepts.
  • Active, multimodal learning strategies show potential to improve learning outcomes and engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate an active, multimodal pedagogical intervention on medical students' academic performance in biostatistics.
  • To assess the intervention's impact on perceived mastery, importance of statistical tests, and teaching method satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • A parallel-group study compared an intervention group (algorithms, SPSS simulation, article analysis) with a control group (traditional lectures).
  • Participants were third-semester medical students randomly assigned to either group.
  • Academic performance was measured by examination scores; perceptions by Likert scales; data analyzed using t-tests, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square tests.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group scored significantly higher on the biostatistics examination (p=0.001).
  • Students in the intervention group reported greater perceived mastery (p=0.017), attributed more importance to statistical tests (p=0.036), and expressed higher satisfaction (p=0.015).
  • The intervention group had significantly reduced odds of failure (OR=0.107).

Conclusions:

  • Active, multimodal pedagogical interventions positively impact medical students' academic performance in biostatistics.
  • Incorporating algorithm-based instruction, article appraisal, and SPSS simulations enhances biostatistics education.
  • This approach improves both learning outcomes and student perceptions of statistical concepts.